Jackson County High School - Aiyukpa Yearbook (Walden, CO)

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gem Valedictory Mary Jayne Willford RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE YOUTH TODAY We who are graduating in this class of 1943 are facing the most important prob- lems yet faced by any class to graduate during our lives. Many times we have been told that the success or failure of future generations rests upon our shoulders. As we grad- uate tonight we are setting out into a world of uncertainty. Many of our boys will soon be on their way to the fighting fronts, all of us will be doing our share to win this war. The purpose of all of this is now to defeat the enemy, and to preserve our present ideals which will lead to the structure of a better life. Out of this war of horror and destruc- tion, will be a day of opportunity and happiness for all. We are the ones who must pave the pathway to a glorious future. As we respond to the winning of this war and to the building of a greater post-war civilization, we will be burdened with many obligations and responsibilities, which will soon be oursg we must investigate and seek solutions so that we will be valuable thinkers as well as well-informed citizens, so that we can carry out our democratic system successfully. Many of us are content to depend upon decisions of men we do not know. We hope that the laws and bills they pass will insure peace and protect our liberties. But we must not just be content to hope and to pay taxes, and then think that we have done our share. Our responsibility does not end there. This very war is being fought to pro- tect our right to do more than to be silent and to pay our taxes. We know our first duty is to win this warg however we must not become too en- grossed in winning this war that we should forget all plans for future peace. We do not expect this war to last all of our lives and therefore we must train for the place for which we are fighting. The next decade or two will be important yearsg years that will count much in our future civilization. We are facing many responsibilities, but also opportunities, as we graduate at this time. It is not just the JCHS class of 1943, but young Americans throughout the land who are graduating in the classes of 1943 who are going to be responsible for important pages now being written in history books. In this world which we will be facing, business transactions and all forms of con- tacts will be carried on in a rapidly shrinking world. Already the airplane has changed 1943 l'f1gv f ur'l-11-smw

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, il gem Baccalaureate On the evening of May 16 at 8:15 o'clock, Baccalaureate services were held in the high school auditorium. Mrs. Leonard Goemmcl was pianist and special music was con- tributed by the girls' choir of the high school, under direction of Mrs. Buell Fuller. Reverend Morgan gave a se: mon, entitled The Understanding Heart. O OOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOO Commencement On the evening of May 20, at 8:15 o'clock, the Seniors, their friends and relatives assembled at the high school auditorium for Commencement. The J. C. H. S. eBand played the prelude, which was followed by Shirley Ray playing the processional. Reverend J. Paul Morgan gave the Invocation and immediately afterward the Salutatory was given by Marjorie Hazen. The Valedic- tory, by Mary Jayne Willford, was preceded by a vocal solo by Roxana Ray, and special music was furnished by the girls' chorus. The Commencement address was given by Reverend A. Lukens Of Fort Collins. Next, Mary Jayne Willford played a baritone solo. Mr. Kellenbenz presented the Seniors, and diplomas were presented by Francis Murphy. Commencement was brought to a close with the Benediction by Reverend Morgan. 1943 I'uf11' lfm-I ff-.w

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geese our ideas of time and distance. There will be no barriers of sea or land. This is not a vision, it is a reality. We who live in the United States know not what it means to have our land torn by falling bombs: our coastlines and harbors full of ruined and sinking ships, and our skies dimmed by pilots with their bombers, fighter planes, and transports. On Africa's sun- baked battlefield, and Russia's bloody lines, are soldiers, not just Americans but of every race, looking forward to that day of victory and to a successful post-war program. Classmates, and the youth of America, no other graduating classes have graduated during our lives which face as critical a period as the one ahead of us. No other class has faced as many opportunities and responsibilities in the life ahead. No other class has to consider so carefully along what lines it should work. We are the ones who must respond and fulfill the dream and hope of the men in the battle fronts. Eagerly we stretch out our hands to help bring back the peace and security which is now gone. Let us prepare to secure the four freedoms: freedom from want, freedom from fear, freedom of religion, and freedom of speech, and to protect them in the future. With the closing of this occasion today when we cease to exist as a high school class, it becomes my duty to say farewell. We say farewell to the Board of Education. Thank you for your wisely applied wisdom. To the members of the faculty, we say farewell. They have guided and developed our individual possibilities, not only as our teachers but as our friends. Although we will not say farewell to our parents, we wish to thank you for mak- ing our public school system possible. We hope that our benefits will repay you for your work. Classmates, we may bid each other farewell but there will be no farewell between us. As we each go our different ways in life, we will always be held together by the common possession of the ideals and principles taught during our four years in this school. 1943 I LIP I'o1'ijf viqlfl